Ruan Cunyun sat in the water and looked at Qin Fanglu's back as he faced the wall and said, "I'm coming down."
Qin Fanglu turned his back to him and did not move: "Can I turn around now?"
He was serious and wanted to laugh a little.
Ruan Cunyun pinched the little yellow duck's flat mouth: "Okay."
The hot spring pool is an irregular circle, with two people occupying both ends of the diameter, separated by a pool of water.
Qin Fanglu turned around and looked at Ruan Cunyun through the dense heat. The two couldn't help but laughed.
"Hiss, the water is a bit hot." Ruan Cunyun was at a loss for words and fiddled with the water's surface with his hands.
"The water inlet is next to you, so of course it's hot."
The steaming hot spring water flows out from between the wooden frames and falls right next to Ruan Cunyun.
Ruan Cunyun moved away and moved to the side, so that he was closer to Qin Fanglu.
Ruan Cunyun pursed his lips, and said "Sure enough" in his heart, followed by a hint of bitterness.
"Happy." Ruan Cunyun nodded without hesitation, held the little yellow duck to the water in front of his chest, and watched it rise and fall.
Ruan Cunyun squeezed the little duck, and the little yellow duck made a "quacking" sound. They were startled and both laughed, disturbing the gloomy atmosphere.
Ruan Cunyun thought, Qin Fanglu, you like my cheerfulness, liveliness, generosity, bravery and confidence.
I don't have any of these things.
"Hahahaha, then I'll go first with my right foot." Ruan Cunyun blinked.
After thinking for a long time, Ruan Cunyun said: "A very powerful boss..."
Qin Fanglu knew him through the workplace, and all he saw was his fake face, not the shrinking heart beneath his skin.
The two of them kept a distance, no one moved, and the atmosphere was a bit subtle.
If possible, he hoped that no one would surround him and no one would praise him, so that he would not have to deal with so many people's enthusiasm and temptation.
After a while, Ruan Cunyun stopped smiling and said in a slow voice: "To be honest, Mr. Qin, you are a bit too nice... Lend me clothes, teach me how to make a speech, enlighten my relationship with my family... You have done everything well. Correct and appropriate, you are too powerful.”
Ruan Cunyun glanced at him, his eyes quickly sliding over the lines of his bare arms, and then staring at the little yellow duck.
"What about me?" Qin Fanglu turned over, lying on the shore with his arms, and asked easily.
His eyes drifted to the bamboo leaves, and he was noncommittal about Qin Fanglu's evaluation: "Really?"
He identifies his pursuits, expresses his love and praise, and shows his maturity and consideration. Every aspect is perfect. He is such a perfect suitor that no one can find any reason to refuse.
At this moment, they both know that the other person is naked, and they can touch each other's body without any hindrance or difficulty.
Ruan Cunyun shrank his neck: "A powerful boss who is afraid of flying insects and exciting projects..." "Comrade Ruan, I announce that you will be fired next Monday for stepping into the company with your left foot first." Qin Fanglu said sternly.
Qin Fanglu wondered, and smiled to himself after a while, "So I said you are difficult to describe... I don't know..."
"They surrounded you and praised you for your beautiful dancing. When you thanked them generously and confidently, it was really... "
Being generous and confident, only Ruan Cunyun himself knew that he was pretending, and he was very tired of pretending.
If Qin Fanglu knew his true appearance, would he be disappointed
Qin Fanglu rarely concealed his love, Ruan Cunyun recalled.
As if muttering to himself: "Mr. Qin, what do you think of me?"
"What do you think of me?"
"But why use adjectives to describe a person?"
He turned his hands and created waves behind the little yellow duck, and the little duck swam towards Ruan Cunyun.
"I am attracted to these qualities of yours, but not to those of others. Why?"
Ruan Cunyun looked into Qin Fanglu's eyes and saw the water waves and himself reflected in his eyes.
"I also made a lot of new friends." Qin Fanglu smiled.
"It's hard to say." Qin Fanglu leaned his head against the shore, turned to look at Ruan Cunyun and smiled.
Qin Fanglu laughed: "That's it?"
Qin Fanglu didn't finish his words, and his words faltered.
Qin Fanglu coughed and started the topic: "Did you have fun today?"
"If you use adjectives, they should be cheerful, lively, brave, kind, and tenacious."
The fingers sinking in the pool curled up, Ruan Cunyun slowly descended, and the water level submerged his chin.
But it was so perfect that it made Ruan Cunyun feel unsure.
"Dazzling." Qin Fanglu paused and continued, "It's the same as when you dance on the stage."
But there seems to be an invisible boundary that prevents them from crossing.
The little yellow duck swayed along the waves and swam in front of Qin Fanglu. He stretched out his hand to catch the little duck.
"And I got a big gift package."
In order to integrate into the group and work harmoniously, Ruan Cunyun had to put on a smile and appear talkative.
It's a vague feeling
, a certain inner core of Ruan Cunyun overshadowed all his external performances, deeply attracting Qin Fanglu, like a mysterious and mysterious destiny.
So powerful that there is a sense of distance, Qin Fanglu looks at him equally every time, but Ruan Cunyun knows that they have never been equal.
Qin Fanglu looked at him levelly because he could squat down, but at other times, Ruan Cunyun could only look up at him.
"I have lived several years longer than you." Qin Fanglu said with a smile, "Isn't it unreasonable to not be a little better than you?"
Ruan Cunyun was happy: "You are right."
"It turns out that my biggest shortcoming is that I have no shortcomings." Qin Fanglu pretended to sigh deeply, "Then I can't change it, what should I do?"
"I didn't ask you to change it." Ruan Cunyun said, "I just want to work hard."
"Okay, then work hard." Qin Fanglu nodded, "Try hard and stop working so hard."
These words were quite convoluted. It took Ruan Cunyun a while to understand what Qin Fanglu meant.
Ruan Cunyun closed his eyes for a moment and felt the gentle flow of water flowing over his body. The bitter medicinal spring made every pore open comfortably and took away the fatigue all over his body.
"Mr. Qin, actually I am not what you see at all..."
He was slightly startled that he actually said it like this.
After breaking the jar, Ruan Cunyun continued to confess with difficulty: "Actually, I didn't like the pool party this afternoon at all. I originally planned to just take the gift bag and leave. I also don't like eating with so many strangers."
Ruan Cunyun was afraid that what Qin Fanglu liked was not him at all, but a person in his imagination, an enthusiastic and cheerful young man who had nothing to do with Ruan Cunyun.
Qin Fanglu was silent for a long time, unable to speak smoothly: "It's my problem... I can't even see your emotions. Sorry, I even thought you were having fun with them."
"I was indeed too hasty and ignored your true feelings." Qin Fanglu thought about it and said, "Did you not like that horse riding ride before?"
Ruan Cunyun nodded hesitantly: "Although it's fun, I still feel too tired."
Qin Fanglu breathed out: "My question."
He really messed up, it turned out that his strength was in the wrong direction.
Ruan Cunyun was stunned and his voice gradually became lower: "You don't need to apologize. I just want to say that I am not what you like. In fact, I am not lively or cheerful..."
"Who is not like this?" Qin Fanglu smiled, "Do you think that if your colleagues around you smile every day, their lives must be the same as in the workplace?"
"Besides, I'm not perfect or strong. I still have some secrets that I don't even dare to tell you."
Those manuscript papers hidden in the drawer, those desires hidden in the dusk.
The little yellow duck drifted away with the water waves, and Ruan Cunyun said slowly: "Me too, I also have some secrets."
"That's good. We each have a secret." Qin Fanglu said, "How about we exchange it when we think the time is right?"
Ruan Cunyun fished the duck back and lowered his head: "...Okay."
"This is my first time pursuing
other people. "Qin Fanglu took a deep breath and spoke very straightforwardly, "So there are many things I didn't do well. I realize now that I seem to be chasing you too closely. I always invite you to come out to play, and I always want you to be good. But now I realize that I haven't even really looked at your true form. "
Ruan Cunyun shook his head: "But I was originally a very boring person."
"How could that happen?" Qin Fanglu laughed, "I can't stand it just by having you by my side."
What does "I can't stand it anymore" mean? I can't think about it carefully. If I think about it for a while, the two of them will not be able to get out of this hot spring tonight.
Qin Fanglu messed up his black hair, thought again and asked Ruan Cunyun for his opinion: "So do you want to see me as I am... remove the title of 'boss' and just treat me as a human being with bones?" and human beings made of flesh and blood.”
When Ruan Cunyun heard this, he traced Qin Fanglu's face with trembling eyes, his thick eyebrows, his threatening eyes, and his sharp jaw.
Further down, there are solid shoulders, sunken collarbones, and a plump body half submerged in water.
Ruan Cunyun has seen Qin Fanglu many times, but he has never observed it so openly and openly.
They have never been so open and honest with each other.
Take off your suit and tie, leave your desk and chair, and look at each other under the moonlight again, so transparent that there is no obstruction.
"Can we get to know the real each other from now on?" Qin Fanglu asked.
"Hello, Qin Fanglu."
Ruan Cunyun promised him and called out his name.
"Hello, Ruan Cunyun."
Qin Fanglu replied to him with a brisk smile.
The little yellow duck was pushed by the water and squeezed between the two of them, and they laughed. "So, let's start as friends?"
"Aren't we friends?" Ruan Cunyun opened his eyes wide.
Qin Fanglu looked at him quietly: "Then where do we start?"
Ruan Cunyun pinched the little yellow duck's tail, dragged it out from between the two of them, and then moved a little towards Qin Fanglu.
Qin Fanglu also moved a little closer to Ruan Cunyun.
The two of them sat naked side by side in the hot spring, with a little yellow duck's distance between them.
"Today is the crescent moon." Ruan Cunyun raised his head and looked at the small crooked moon in the sky.
"The beginning of a moon phase cycle." Qin Fanglu said with a smile, "Want to listen to a song?"
Ruan Cunyun raised his eyebrows: "Can you sing?"
"The singing doesn't sound good." Qin Fanglu said matter-of-factly, "I can only make sure it's not out of tune."
He cleared his throat and sang quietly.
“Fly me to the moon,
Let me py among the stars,
Let me see ring is like on
Jupiter and Mars…”
It's not a deliberately low voice, it's a very calm and clear male voice. It's very comfortable to listen to. It's light, but very touching.
Ruan Cunyun looked at him: "I like this song very much."
"I know, I cheated." Qin Fanglu said, "I looked through your previous Moments and saw that you shared it. You don't mind, right?"
"It's okay." Ruan Cunyun smiled, "The WeChat Moments are just for others to see."
“I remember the day I shared this song.”
Ruan Cunyun smiled: "I got a job offer from Zhufang that day. I told my parents that I would come to Shenzhen City to work and move out to live by myself. They had a fight with me."
Qin Fanglu was silent.
Comfort and sympathy are all unnecessary.
"That day happened to be the new moon, the beginning of a lunar phase cycle. I sat on the window sill and listened all night, and my ears almost became calloused. Anyway, I successfully moved out later, and I was very happy. Then I entered the candle square, Met colleagues, met you..."
"Today is also a new beginning." Qin Fanglu said.
Ruan Cunyun rolled his eyes: "Yes."
Qin Fanglu couldn't bear the look in his eyes
The water shines brightly and continues to sing: "In other words, hold my hand..."
"So, can I hold your hand?"
Qin Fanglu asked, but did not move. His arms dropped to his sides and his hands rested on the steps in the hot spring.
Ruan Cunyun raised his hand, touched the skin of Qin Fanglu's forearm, and moved downwards. When the water flowed, Qin Fanglu gently held his hand and intertwined their fingers.
It turns out this is what it feels like to hold hands with the person you like.
Indescribable, beyond words.
Ruan Cunyun closed his eyes: "Qin Fanglu, I feel like crying."
Qin Fanglu held him tighter: "Me too."
"Why don't you continue singing?"
"Leave the rest for next time." Qin Fanglu smiled, "How else can I sleep tonight?"
Ruan Cunyun reacted for a while and his face turned red.
Because the next line of the lyrics is:
In other words, darling, kiss me
In other words, honey, kiss me.
-
The two held hands until they were a little dizzy.
The two of them were also very funny when they left the hot spring. As usual, Qin Fanglu faced the wall and closed his eyes first. Ruan Cunyun went out and wrapped himself in a bath towel, then hid in the bamboo forest. After Qin Fanglu got up and wrapped the towel around his waist, the two of them returned to the house together.
The shoulders, neck, legs and feet are clearly visible, but the key parts are well covered.
Qin Fanglu only wore a towel around his waist, and his upper body was naked. Ruan Cunyun could only look at one place because of his height.
Qin Fanglu noticed his hidden gaze and wanted to laugh: "Don't just look at it, do you want to touch it?"
Ruan Cunyun looked away quickly like a caught thief: "I don't want to."
He added arrogantly: "There will be many opportunities in the future."
Qin Fanglu laughed: "That's true, you can touch it however you want."
The two bedrooms are on either side of the living room, and the two of them said goodbye at the dining table.
Qin Fanglu said "go to bed early" and Ruan Cunyun said "good night".
Ruan Cunyun returned to his bedroom, his palms still feeling hot.
He got into the warm and comfortable quilt, took out his mobile phone, opened WeChat, and added a new label to Qin Fanglu. There was no text, only a crescent moon pattern.
Then he shared a song "Fly Me To The Moon" in his circle of friends, still without any captions.
Almost as soon as it was posted, there was one more like, from Qin Fanglu.
Ruan Cunyun keenly discovered that Qin Fanglu’s WeChat avatar had changed, from his three cats to a plastic little yellow duck.
Okay, Ruan Cunyun smiled and twisted on the pillow. The cold and tyrannical boss is now going to run rampant with the head of a little yellow duck.
Mr. Little Yellow Duck Boss sent a WeChat message: [Go to bed early, I’m tired today. From now on, we will go to relaxing places and never participate in such tiring and social activities.]
Ruan Cunyun was buried in bed and typing: [Okay! Then I want to be a salted fish.]
Little Yellow Duck: [No problem.]
Ruan Cunyun replied: [I'm going to bed, good night.]
Little Yellow Duck: [Good night.]
Qin Fanglu finished saying "good night", but there was no good night at all.
He was leaning on a fluffy pillow, with a simple drawing folder on his lap and a shallow sketch on the paper.
The mermaid boy sank at the bottom of the sea, his black hair floating in the water, half of his body half covered by a gauze, and the scenery on his chest was vaguely visible. The fish's tail is long and slender, and its light blue scales reflect the light.
This time there was no one else around him, nothing else, nothing but the clear water.
Halfway through the draft, Qin Fanglu paused for a long time, threw the pencil aside, and put away the folder.
Ruan Cunyun was sleeping in another room. He had no intention of continuing to paint or sleep. His mind was all drawn there, making him anxious and itchy.
After putting on his clothes and lying down, Qin Fanglu closed his eyes and fell asleep, his mind filled with images.
Ruan Cunyun's bony shoulders, exposed collarbone, water droplets from his ears
Then he fell down, his eyelashes fluttering slightly, his lips slightly parted, and his hand actively touched his arm.
And his mermaid-like body, hidden in the dark pool water, shines with a mysterious luster and swims in Qin Fanglu's imagination.
In the hot spring, Qin Fanglu almost lost control when Ruan Cunyun first entered the water. Later, the conversation gradually deepened and he calmed down.
He had always thought that Ruan Cunyun was a cheerful and lively child, but it was so late that he realized that he was actually a snow lotus that could endure loneliness. Qin Fanglu blamed himself for his negligence, but was glad that it was not too late to start getting to know each other again.
Amid the chaotic thoughts of light and shadow, Qin Fanglu fell into a deep sleep.
He slept lightly and was woken up by a sudden cold wind in the middle of the night.
The windows were open, and the mountain breeze in the autumn night passed through the hall, as cold as water.
Qin Fanglu looked at his phone. At three o'clock in the morning, he got up and closed the windows tightly, thinking about Ruan Cunyun again.
I wonder if the window on his side is closed.
After much hesitation, Qin Fanglu was still ready to take a look.
The door of Ruan Cunyun's room was open, and it was quiet inside. A human figure was arched up under the quilt, rising and falling slowly.
The window was indeed open. Qin Fanglu crept in and closed the window tightly. The cold air was immediately isolated from the outside of the house.
However, the return trip was very difficult. Qin Fanglu was pulled by the invisible force and uncontrollably walked to Ruan Cunyun and squatted down quietly.
Ruan Cunyun was lying on his back, breathing long and sleeping well.
Qin Fanglu stared at him in concentration and heard his breathing gradually getting heavier.
By some strange coincidence, Qin Fanglu bent down and pressed a light kiss on Ruan Cunyun's cheek.
It wasn't even a kiss, just lips touching skin lightly and then leaving quickly.
The capitalist thought unkindly, little guy, give me an advance on the next lyrics.
Qin Fanglu sneaked out with a guilty conscience, and the room became quiet again.
After a long time, there was a sudden movement in the bed.
Ruan Cunyun shrank into the quilt and buried his red face.
He clutched the corner of the quilt tightly, his whole body was shaking, and he cursed unkindly -
Do you only dare to kiss so lightly even if you kiss secretly? Do you only dare to kiss on the face
Qin Fanglu, you are really good at cooking.
(End of chapter)